Easy Fruit Cake !!

Easy Fruitcake

Ingredients :

1 pound candied cherries,
halved5 candied pineapple slices
6 cups golden raisins
1 1/2 cups candied mixed fruit peel
1 cup pecans
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups butter,
softened2 cups white sugar
6 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup orange juice
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 pecans


Instructions :

1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
2. Line the bottom and sides of two greased 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pans with greased brown paper.
3. In a large bowl, stir together cherries, raisins, 1 cup pecans, pineapple, mixed peel, and 1 cup
flour.
4. Mix until the fruit is coated with flour.
5. In another large bowl, cream the butter or margarine and sugar together.
6. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Mix in orange juice and vanilla.
7. Combine 5 cups flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture.
8. Stir in floured fruit and nuts. Mix. Spoon batter into prepared pans.
9. Fill each pan 3/4 full. Arrange pecans over tops.
10. Bake for about 3 hours, until toothpick comes out clean.
11. Cover with foil if top gets too dark while baking.

Source : Home4Christmas